Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doggone

/ˈdɑɡ.ɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: dog-gone
IPA: /ˈdɑɡ.ɑn/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Euphemistic form of goddamned.

American usage

intj

Euphemistic form of goddamned, an expression of anger or annoyance.

American usage

verb

To damn; to curse.

American usage

Example Sentences

"I lost my doggone keys again!"
""Hist!" exclaimed Black George. "I'll be dog-gone ef [if] I don't think we're chawed [chewed] up this time, sure as sin!""
"Doggone! I lost my keys again."
"[…] doggoning something or other with deep sincerity."

Etymology

Minced oath of goddamn or goddamned.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɑɡ.ɑn/
British English: /ˈdɒɡ.ɒn/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

doggonest (superlative) daggone (alternative) doggoned (alternative) doggones (present, singular) doggoning (participle, present) doggoned (participle, past) doggoned (past)

Frequently Paired Words

dangnabbit damn daggum dang darn

Questions

How do you pronounce doggone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑɡ.ɑn/.
What does doggone mean?: Euphemistic form of goddamned.
Where does doggone come from?: Minced oath of goddamn or goddamned.

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